Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-11

ular attendants on all the lights. and
not few are experts in judging of the
art of "La Lilia," as it is called in the
Spanish language. Globe Democrat.
A MINNESOTA ROMANCE.
A story Recalled by n Pile of FIX.
humed ssOncs.
While a gang of laborers were work.
| ing on new sewer on Inglehart street,
| in st. Paul, they came across a collec.
| ton of human bones that were evil
IDENTIFY once the framework of two
persons. Yonr correspondent visited
the scene with an old resident, who
said he knew all about the bones, and
he unraveled the following piece OF
unwriIten history regarding them:
"It was away back in 1852 the affair
happened, said he. ''At that time
there was a large number of Sioux In
dians living around st. Paul, and
some of them would como into the
city every day to visit the trading
post, right opposite where the Mer-
chants rheater now stands, on thi d
street. The post was perched on the
summit of the bluff and the Indians
used to come down the river in their
birch bark canoes, and tnding down
the levee, walk up the bluff to the
store.
ACROSS Third street from the west
and on the spot where now stands the
Merchants, stood an old log house,
elevated about six feet above the
roadway, the hill at that time not
having been GU down. At that time
the Sioux and Chippewa Indians
were at deadly enmity. and it was
sure death for one of either tribe if he
was found in the others territory.
) ill many of the young bucks Of both
nations would occasionally pay a
visit i. to their enemies Z. hunt
ing ground just for devil
ment Sometimes there would be
bloody work between them. AS was
saying, in 1852 was working at the
ira iing-po>t, aud could see every one
that passed in and out among the
Sioux visitors l noticed a young fel
low, brave he was, Judging by. his
dress, who often, came to trade accom-
panied by, his wife and sister. The
Young mans name was Wa-go quit.
which means Big Hatchet, and Il fine.
smart young fellow he was. His
wife was nothinI much to look at, but
his -i-ter--she was daisy! Talk bout
Rosale. the prairie fi,A er--why Rosa
lie wasn't a marker to that young
girl! She was called O.te e-min,
meaning The Will S rawherry, and
for Sioux >he was the like lest girl l
ever saw. Sne was tall AMI straight
az willow, with shanely little hands
and feet and most ele ant tig re. 1t
amt any use for NE trying tn deS'rfe
her to you, for | coul Int, but | nlu>t
confess to feeling "a little glow around
my heart when | think OF her even
now. Well, tain no matter no {;
she's dead and gone, and | guess is
| fl ing high in the other world.
Cline and time again | have seen
I those tn oe natives come walking up
the st cp bank TO the store, and they
always seemed us happy aS larks, the
young brave walking nearer to his
women folks than ever saw an ln-
dian do either before or since. One hot
day in July II party If sneaking Chip
pewa-, think there were sixteen OF
them altogether, came riding into the
city us bo d a. brass and made stra ght
tracks for the tra,iing-post, and as i'll
luck would have it, O te-e-min came
down the river alone that day, and &C.
FIRE she knew of the Chippewas being
there she walked right into their
mi ist A sauey Young buck immeii-
ately laid hold of her and yelled that
he had found his spiaw, and amid
the laughter of the others commenced
dragging her to where his horse was
tied 1t would have done you gooi to
see how that girl treated that dude
Indian. She whipped out a little
knife. and with a quick slash she had
his copper-colored cheek open from
the eye to the jaw-bone, and then
with wrench she broke loose
and ran into the store. How
that Indian ripped and swore
He was mad as a hear with sore toe,
and but for the interference OF
some of the white people standing by
would have killed tho girl with his
shotgun. The factor at the trading
post had to interfere. and he told the
whole gang of the Chippewas that i
they didn't get out he would send r
the cavalry to Fort Smelling. That
scared them a little and they mounted
their horses and rode sulsily away
but by their looks l was sure they
were planning some mischief, ard as
matters turned u was right. The
dav following l saw the Chippewas
come quietly up the street and stow
themselves away behind the log
houses opposite the post, all but the
one Who had had his cheek slashed,
and he came prowling about the front
of the store as though he were waiting
for some one. About 4 O'Clock III
the afternoon O-te-e-min. with her
brother and lis wife, came down the
river, and as usual walked up to the
post, and as the girl passed the chip
pewa he said somethingto her. Quick
as flash her brother turned
and it would have done